{"product_id":"in-the-beginning-was-the-vern-s-poythress-9781433501791","title":"In the Beginning Was the Word: Language--A God-Centered Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003eLanguage is not only the centerpiece of our everyday lives, but it gives significance to all that we do. It also reflects and reveals our all-sustaining Creator, whose providential governance extends to the intricacies of language. Writes Vern Poythress, \"God controls and specifies the meaning of each word-not only in English but in Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Italian, and every other language. When, in our modernism or postmodernism, we drop him from our account of language, our words suddenly become a prison that keeps us from the truth rather than opening doors to the truth. But we will use our words more wisely if we come to know God and understand him in relation to our language.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It is such biblically informed insights that make \u003cem\u003eIn the Beginning Was the Word\u003c\/em\u003e especially valuable. Words are important to us all, and this book-written at a level that presupposes no knowledge of linguistics-develops a positive, God-centered view of language. In his interaction with multiple disciplines Poythress offers plenty of application, not just for scholars and church leaders but for any Christian thinking carefully about his speech.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vern S. Poythress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1433501791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781433501791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crossway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2010 pg. 67","brand":"Vern S. Poythress","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46173316743423,"sku":"9781433501791","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b035863-739a-4337-a5c9-6e2935a0cd76.jpg?v=1727180627","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-beginning-was-the-vern-s-poythress-9781433501791","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}